shooting

noun

shoot·​ing ˈshü-tiŋ 

plural shootings

1

: the act of shooting a gun

But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …

—Harriet de Rosišre

2

: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people

a drive-by shooting

mass shootings

… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.

—Dahlia Lithwick

3

: the act of photographing or filming someone or something

A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.

—Ira Konigsberg

That part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …

—Ira Konigsberg

Examples of shooting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The photos appear to have been taken from a camera in a cab, which authorities believe the suspect boarded after the shooting and show him wearing a blue medical mask and a hooded jacket. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024

Saturday Night Live's latest Weekend Update segment included several jokes about the public perception of the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — and viewers had mixed reactions. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024

Five days after the shooting, police still do not know the gunman's name or whereabouts. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024

Buckner said that in the first several hours following the shooting, 47 companies contacted Global Guardian requesting additional executive security. —Nathaniel Meyersohn and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shooting

• go shooting
• hip-shooting
• shooting gallery
• shooting guard
• shooting iron
• shooting script
• shooting star
• shooting stick
• skeet shooting
• the whole shooting match
• wing shooting

Medical Definition

shooting

adjective

shoot·​ing

: characterized by sudden sharp piercing sensations

shooting pains